The Search for God in Ancient Egypt
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| Author | Jan Assmann |
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| Original title | Ägypten. Theologie und Frömmigkeit einer frühen Hochkultur |
| Translator | David Lorton |
| Language | German |
| Subject | ancient Egyptian theology |
| Publisher | Kohlhammer Verlag |
Publication date | 1984 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 2001 |
| Pages | 287 |
| ISBN | 3170083716 |
The Search for God in Ancient Egypt (German: Ägypten. Theologie und Frömmigkeit einer frühen Hochkultur, lit. 'Egypt: Theology and Piety of an Early High Culture') is a 1984 book by the German egyptologist Jan Assmann. It is a study of ancient Egyptian theology, relying on a wide range of sources.[1][2]
The book had significant influence on subsequent academic study of Egyptian religion and theology. A revised version was published in English translation by David Lorton in 2001. Kasia Szpakowska wrote in Electronic Antiquity in 2003 that the English translation is "masterful" and although "it is not a beginner's book, it should be read by anyone seriously interested in Egyptian religion or the study of religions in general".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Hare, Tom (2002). "I and Thouon the Ancient Nile: A review of The Search for God in Ancient Egypt, by Jan Assmann, 2001. Ithaca (NY): Cornell University Press; ISBN 0-8014-3786-5 hardback, £30.01 & US$47.50; ISBN 0-8014-8729-3 paperback, £15.99 & US$19.95, xii + 275 pp., ills". Cambridge Archaeological Journal. 12 (2): 283–285. doi:10.1017/S0959774302280142.
- ^ Stannish, Steven M. (2001). "The Search for God in Ancient Egypt: Assmann, Jan: Ithaca: Cornell University Press 275 pp., Publication Date: February 2001". History: Reviews of New Books. 29 (4): 182. doi:10.1080/03612759.2001.10527866.
- ^ Szpakowska, Kasia (2003). "Reviews - The Search for God in Ancient Egypt". Electronic Antiquity. 7 (1). Retrieved 2 October 2025.
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